• MPC Preparation (Info)

  • MPEC 2003-T26 : 2003 TL1

    The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

    A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.


    Read MPEC 2003-T25 Read MPEC 2003-T27


    M.P.E.C. 2003-T26                                Issued 2003 Oct. 6, 11:37 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 TL1
    
    Observations:
         K03T01L  C2003 09 21.14835 22 51 22.98 +29 25 50.0          18.7 R      699
         K03T01L  C2003 09 21.16349 22 51 23.80 +29 25 57.1                      699
         K03T01L  C2003 09 21.17856 22 51 24.72 +29 26 04.0                      699
         K03T01L  C2003 09 21.19366 22 51 25.58 +29 26 12.5                      699
         K03T01L* C2003 10 05.24101 23 12 25.12 +29 56 06.9          18.6        704
         K03T01L  C2003 10 05.25495 23 12 26.55 +29 56 04.3          19.3        704
         K03T01L  C2003 10 05.26833 23 12 27.98 +29 56 00.5          18.9        704
         K03T01L  C2003 10 05.29506 23 12 30.71 +29 55 54.6          19.3        704
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.04173 23 14 01.12 +29 52 56.3          19.2 R      H36
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.04695 23 14 01.62 +29 52 55.5          18.4 R      H36
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.05205 23 14 02.35 +29 52 54.4          18.3 R      H36
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.05709 23 14 02.83 +29 52 52.6          18.4 R      H36
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.10208 23 14 07.14 +29 52 45.1          18.5 R      932
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.10429 23 14 07.36 +29 52 44.1          18.2 R      932
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.10576 23 14 07.55 +29 52 42.3          18.5 R      932
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.11804 23 14 10.08 +29 52 42.2          18.3 R      G90
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.12359 23 14 10.65 +29 52 41.2          18.2 R      G90
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.12827 23 14 11.18 +29 52 40.0          18.3 R      G90
         K03T01L 5C2003 10 06.19074 23 14 18.21 +29 52 25.3          18.5 R      673
         K03T01L 5C2003 10 06.19410 23 14 18.60 +29 52 24.6                      673
         K03T01L 5C2003 10 06.19780 23 14 18.97 +29 52 23.7                      673
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.21809 23 14 20.77 +29 52 20.2          19.3        448
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.22201 23 14 21.17 +29 52 19.2          19.6        448
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.22557 23 14 21.58 +29 52 18.5          20.1        448
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.22908623 14 21.04 +29 52 14.0          18.4 V      785
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.23506923 14 21.74 +29 52 09.7          18.2 V      785
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.24114623 14 22.47 +29 52 08.4          18.2 V      785
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.24687523 14 22.93 +29 52 06.0          18.3 V      785
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.31852 23 14 31.74 +29 51 52.9          18.5 R      854
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.32622 23 14 32.59 +29 51 50.4          18.4 R      854
         K03T01L  C2003 10 06.33171 23 14 33.18 +29 51 48.5          18.5 R      854
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91 m f/13.6
        Cassegrain + CCD, 0.91-m f/13.6 Cassegrain + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observer M. Robson.  Measurer
        A. Engine.  0.4-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 TL1
    Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
    M 353.41824              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23844199     Peri.  131.55975     +0.94087097     -0.31261255
    a   2.5756146      Node   247.02946     +0.25298777     +0.90462511
    e   0.5184530      Incl.    8.14969     +0.22529759     +0.28970123
    P   4.13           H   19.8           G   0.15
    From 31 observations 2003 Sept. 21-Oct. 6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 TL1                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.52, 8                   q = 1.2403
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 09 28    23 00.08   +30 00.4    0.291    1.256   146.5    26.2    18.8
    2003 10 08    23 18.01   +29 43.5    0.279    1.243   147.2    25.8    18.7
    2003 10 18    23 41.94   +28 08.7    0.276    1.241   148.5    24.8    18.6
    2003 10 28    00 10.17   +25 29.4    0.285    1.248   149.7    23.7    18.7
    2003 11 07    00 40.26   +22 18.0    0.306    1.265   149.6    23.4    18.8
    2003 11 17    01 09.77   +19 12.0    0.342    1.291   147.6    24.3    19.2
    2003 11 27    01 37.35   +16 39.0    0.393    1.325   143.9    26.0    19.6
    2003 12 07    02 02.79   +14 52.1    0.459    1.366   139.3    28.1    20.0
    2003 12 17    02 26.29   +13 49.4    0.539    1.413   134.2    30.0    20.5
    2003 12 27    02 48.31   +13 23.0    0.632    1.466   128.9    31.5    21.0
    2004 01 06    03 09.38   +13 23.6    0.738    1.522   123.6    32.6    21.4
    2004 01 16    03 29.80   +13 42.0    0.856    1.581   118.3    33.2    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T26
    

    Read MPEC 2003-T25 Read MPEC 2003-T27


    MPEC number:

    Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

    • 1997-B01 (the full form)
    • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
    • B01 (the abbreviated form)